Between the variations in design the jargon and the lack of specifications things can be confusing.
Ceramic vs kevlar clutch.
Sort of like the race tire vs super sport tire.
And in the difference between organic disc vs ceramic disc it s the biggest factor for most drivers.
Ceramic clutches will wear much faster if you ride the clutch and can experience some shudder or chatter on engagement.
Valair south bend cummins.
Meaning they will transfer your motors power out to the rear wheel better.
They last 2 3 times longer than clutch discs made of organic materials.
Kevlar clutch discs have two key benefits.
A kevlar disk is a good choice for a heavily tracked or road raced cars especially with forced induction.
Ceramic clutch plates are ironically made with a combination of copper iron bronze and silicon and graphite.
As with any clutch it s all in how you drive.
One grips a bit better but doesn t last as long as is generally the case with any race part over oem.
Keeping in mind also that a ceramic clutch is quite savage on both its meeting components the flywheel pressure plate.
At the same token neither will last as long as oem though.
It s hard to buy a replacement clutch at least if you want to understand what you re buying.
Exedy ceramic clutches come in a range of racing and sports clutches.
My valair single ceramic clutch.
Pega clutch have 3 type of performance clutch facings to offer.
They re incredibly durable and they always engage the flywheel smoothly.
We have new oem sets as well with pega clutch performance relined.
We ve used kevlar clutch discs in cars with up to 600 lb ft of torque that were regularly drag raced and life expectancy is good.
Carbon ceramic should be left to high power cars that see lots of drag racing or are dedicated track drag cars.
Clutch friction materials explained organic kevlar ceramic etc.
An organic clutch disc is designed for maximum drivability.
Pega fx4c s super organic pega fxss kevlar pega bfxx ceramic pega clutch is able to service the used clutches as well if within oem specifications.
Sintered iron clutch disks are strictly for endurance racing.
The downside was chatter which wasn t all that bad after getting.